Thursday, February 02, 2006
The eating regime was trundling along nicely - still 6-7 pounds under my start weight - until Sue decided tonight we go to {{chilling horror music}} Colleys Support Rooms! "But," you say, "that is a lovely restaurant serving top quality food - what is the problem?" The lashings of cream and sugar-dripping puddings, THAT'S the problem. Take tonight's menu, for example (luckily it was mid-week and so only 4 courses rather than traditional 6):
I managed to choose the horse's doovers that didn't include cream but the soup must have had a ladle-full of fresh cream in it when the tureen arrived. And the tart? Didn't you know that about 45% of blue cheese is fat? We're talking a waist-busting 450 kcalories per 100 grammes of dairy product! Yes, I know... I could have had the Poached chicken supreme with mushroom duxelle & spinach with white wine & tarragon cream sauce instead. Colley's are legendary for their puddings and the fact you can have seconds - I resisted and stopped at just the one. Really I should have washed all this down with iced water, or maybe diet cokes, but the truth is much worse (two bottles of Guiness). So maximum points for the taste buds but nil point for the on-going campaign.
- A selection of hors d'oeuvres, pates & salads
- Cream of spring onion soup with watercress, plus a generous hunk of bread
- Barkham blue cheese & walnut tart with roasted shallots & herb salad
- Colleys marzipan & almond bread & butter pudding with custard
I managed to choose the horse's doovers that didn't include cream but the soup must have had a ladle-full of fresh cream in it when the tureen arrived. And the tart? Didn't you know that about 45% of blue cheese is fat? We're talking a waist-busting 450 kcalories per 100 grammes of dairy product! Yes, I know... I could have had the Poached chicken supreme with mushroom duxelle & spinach with white wine & tarragon cream sauce instead. Colley's are legendary for their puddings and the fact you can have seconds - I resisted and stopped at just the one. Really I should have washed all this down with iced water, or maybe diet cokes, but the truth is much worse (two bottles of Guiness). So maximum points for the taste buds but nil point for the on-going campaign.
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